民鐵吾
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (民鐵吾) | 民 | 鐵 | 吾 | |
| simp. (民铁吾) | 民 | 铁 | 吾 | |
Etymology
From English Manhattan, via Taishanese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Míntiěwú
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Míntiěwú
- Wade–Giles: Min2-tʻieh3-wu2
- Yale: Mín-tyě-wú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mintieewu
- Palladius: Миньтеу (Minʹteu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /min³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: man4 tit3 ng4
- Yale: màhn tit ǹgh
- Cantonese Pinyin: man4 tit8 ng4
- Guangdong Romanization: men4 tid3 ng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²¹ tʰiːt̚³ ŋ̍²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: min3 het1 m3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐbin²² het̚³³ m̩²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
民鐵吾
- (chiefly Taishanese) Manhattan (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)